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N. MILLER.

STAMP AFFIXING DEVICE. APPLICATION man JUNE 2, m1.

Patented June 6, 1922.

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STAMP AFFIXING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 19!]. I 1,41 00, PatentedJune 6,1922

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NICHOLAS MIL ER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STAMP-AFFIXING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters l at enti Patn'f d Ju Application filed June 2, 1917. Serial Il\To. 172,389.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NICHOLAS MILLER, a

subject of the King of Hungary and Emperor of Austria,- residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook'and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Stamp-Afiixing Device.

The purpose of this invention is to affix adhesive stamps or labels to envelopes and other suitable articles and to deliver stamps, tickets or like articles. The main objects of my invention are the following:

(1) To provide guides to aid in fastening the stamps at any desired place on an envelope or article and to provide means to aid in festening a series of stamps side by side. device for moistening the stamps. To provide a counter to count the stamps as they are used provision being made to render the counter inoperative when there are no stamps in the apparatus. (4) To provide means to count and deliver-any desired number of stamps without being moist-,

ened when it is desired to stamp mail or packages not suited-to the apparatus. To provide suchan apparatus with a safety device to render it inoperative when the envelope or other article is not in its proper place. (6) To provide a combination lock device for looking or unlocking the door through which the machine is supplied with stamps and to lock the door against operation simultaneously with the locking of the door when desired. (7) To provide an apparatus of this kind with a stamp aflixin member which will press the moisteneo stamp on the envelope or other artlcle and will automatically'adjust itself to tl1e ir-,

regular surface caused by .the enclosed matter. Other new and useful inventions will appear in describing the apparatus, the appended drawings and in the claims.

In order that my invention may more clearly be understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and in which Figure 1 represents a-partial front view showing location ofcounter.

Figure 2 shows the side view; givinglocation of door with combination lock device. Figure 3 1s a rear View of the apparatus giving side view of the combination lock de- Vice, also location of water reservoirr:

(2) To provide a novel and simple 'Fi 21 showing Figure 4 is a top Figure5 of stamps vice.

' Figure 6 1s a sideview of the apparatus showing the mechanismasse'mbled also the stamp roll n posltion. V Flgure 7 1s a rear view of the apparatus. with part of the cas ng cut away to" show the assembled mechanism.- 1

F igure- 8 ma partial side view showingthe stamp feed ng, counter mechanism and moisten ng' device. 7

Figure 9 is a front view of the feedine A b ratchet and related mechanisms.

Figure 10 IS a top View of the stamp chan shows-an envelope with a series .nel which co-operates with the feeding ratchet and moistening device.

Figure 11 is a front] view of the knife blade and moistenlngdevice. I

Figure 8 in a differ of the stamp feeding ratchet. v

F gure 15 ELSlClGViQW of Figure 14. I Figure 16'1s a part al enlarged front View of the moistening device. .-.F igure 17 1s a side View of F igure' 16,--

Figure 18 1s a partial enlargedfront view of a modified formaof mo-istening deY QQ- Figure 19 is asectional viewof Figure 18 on line B B. Figure 20 1s a side view; of the safety. lock deviceand of the mechan sm for delivering stamps without moistening.

Figure; 21 1s thesid'e rear view of Fig. ure 20. a

Fig. 21 IS a partial isometric viewof V e the relation of parts 35,. do; and 48.. p

s Figure 22 is part of Figure .20 in a differe'nt operative position.

view of the apparatus];

attache'd'side by side by this de- Figure 24 is a sectional top view of Figure 23 looking in the direction A A. igure 25 is a partial front view of F ig ure 23. a

Figure 26 isa top view of the guide mechanism for the envelopes. The frame workis supposed to be removed.

Figure 27 is'a front view ofFigure i a mouth of cell.

any water escaping from it evenwhen level of water in reservoir is higher than level of Thus it is seen that when the stamp band is moved alongin contact with the water cell 21, a film of water will be drawn on the adhesive sideof thestamp.

The purpose of blade 22 is to break up any gummy or sticky substance that might adhere to the mouth of the cell and thus insure the stamp bands being wetted by the mcistening cell 21. The valve device shown in Figures 18 and 19 is to preventthe escape of any water from the reservoir even if the.

apparatus should be held in different posi tions or violentlyshaken. Thus it has been shown how the stamp band is advanced and I V moistened preliminary to'being sheared off and fastened upon an envelope. I

Now the shearing device and'means for fastening a stamp upon the envelope will be described. A stamp aflixing'member37 is supported onend of shaft 25, Figures 20 and 21. The construction of this member 37 is best shown in Figures 23, 24 and 25;

Member 37 is provided with a projection 37 forming a seat for a ball 38. A sliding piece 39 is guided in a hole in end of member 25 and forms'another seat for ball 38,

A spring 40 pushes down upon piece 39.

Member 37 is alsoprovided with-edges 37 and recessed portions 37, Figure 24. Shaft 25 has projecting edges'25 which engageedges 37 of member 37. Slots 37 arepro vided for assembling shaft 25 and member 37." Thus itv is seen that spring 40 holds member 37 firmly against shaft25'through overlapping edges 25 and 37 The pur- 37 into its original position when pressure,

upon shaft 25 is removed. 42 is a knife ele ment fastened to member 37 and co-operates with knife element 19, shearing off individual stamps from stamp band The manner in which member 37 aligns itselfto an envelope is shown in Figure 20. 'Envelope 43 is shown having an'uneven sur 'face due to the matter inside and member 37 aligning itself to the inclination ofthe envelope while pressing the adhesive stamps upon it. I The operations thus far can be summa rized" as follows: Upon depression oflrnob] 32, stamp is brought into engagement with mouth of waterv cell 21, a further movement of knob causing the stamp to be fed forward by stamp feeding member 15 and a; film of water is drawn upon adhesive sideof stamp. (See Figure'l2.) A still further movement of knob willcause knife element'42 upon member 37 to shear off the moistened stamp and member 37 will press stamp upon the, envelope. On "releasing knob, spring 44 will restore mechanism to its normal position.

*A safety device to render the apparatus inoperative when, there is no envelopeor other article in its proper'place' will now be described. -;Onbracket 35,, Figures 20, 21 and 21*"a bar. 45 is slidably mounted by shoulderfscrews 46 and 47; Lowerend of. bar 45 is bent as shown at 45*. "A lever '48. is pivotally supported on bracket 35. Apro jection 48 Figures -'20 and 21 bears upon a lip 4530mm; 45 through'spring49; Op}

posite bent portion'45 is a depression 1 see Figures 4, 6, 7 and 20, into which bent Portion 45 canenter when shaft 25-and therewith bracket35 is depressed. A lever 50. is pivoted to the frame at 51, Figures 20 and 21 andis held in position "by a spring actuated catch dog 52 which is also pivoted to the frame. Lever 50 is provided withga stop piece 50 which is opposite a bent portion 48 of lever 48. If there is no envelope or other 1 article above depression 1 bent portion 45* of bar 45 will enter depression 1 and bent portion 48 will strike stop'50 and lock shaft 25 against further-'depres sion, If,' however,' an envelope or other article 'is opposite"depressionl bent portion a 45, will come in contact :with before 'bent portion 48? strikes stop' 5O and as bar 45 slides relative to bracket 35 and lever 48,

projection 484 will slide off lip 45 0f bar 4'5"a"nd'lever 48 will assume position shown in dotted'lines at 48*, Fig-Q20. v In this posi tion bent portion 48 clears stop 50 and shaft'25 isifree to be depressed to itsfull allowance.

Thus thewme'chanism just described will render the device automatically inoperative when it is not used to attach stamps upon an envel'opeor other suitable article. j Y

Leverv 50 also has a knob 50 attached to;

it which projectsoutside of the casing (see Figures 2; 3;," 4, '6 and 7) and-is operated by hand. If lever 50ist rotated intoposition shown i-n"Figu-re 22, end 50 willbe brought in front of end-of stu djlO Figures 10, -20 and-22 and asst'ampfguide'inenn bQIS';7 and 8 are pivotally mountedon theframel by a stud'9lly'(Figures 7, '8 and 13), spring a 11 w1ll'f prevented from pressing the stamp band upon the n1out11- 0f=t11ef molsteni-ng cell 21'. In this position of-lever 50a (Figure 22') stop 50 clears 48 (Fig. 20) and therefore if shaft 25 is depressed, bar end 45 will-come in contact with bottom of, depressiorr' 1 causing lever 48 toassume position shownin Figure 22, and

another bent portion 48 is brought oppo site stop 50 which will -permit. shaft 25 to be depressed just enough to actuate feed lever 13, Figures 8 and 12, andknife element 42 will be prevented from shearing off stamps. In order to prevent 48 from rocking out of contact with stud 504 Fig. 22, if plunger 25 should be violently depressed, head of screw 51 is made long enough to interfere with 48 of lever 48, Figures 20 and 21, whenthey are in the position shown in Figure '22. WVhen pressure upon shaft 25 is released spring 4% will restore it to its normal position. Bar 4L5 is in contact at its upper end 45 with the casing so that when shaft 25 and bracket 35 are restored to their normal position bar l5 will also be restored to its normal position, being carried up against the .casing by, screws 46 and 47. Portion l8 of lever 48, Figure'2O co-operates with lip e5 of bar 45 so as to bringlever 4:8 backto its normal position. It is thus seen that when lever 50 is in position shown in Figure 22, each stroke of shaft 25 will feed forward one,

stamp without being moistened and register them upon. counter 20 in a manner already explained.

If, after any number of stamps have been fed forward, it is desired tojshear vthem off, it is only necessary to turn lever 50 back to its normal. position (Figure '20) while shaft 25 is still in its depressed condition. This can be done easily by allowing shaft 25 to be restored slightly by spring it so as to separate bent portion 48 from stop 5O slightly. After lever 50 has been returned to its normal position the stroke of shaft 25 can be completed and the stamps clipped ofl". Thus thisoperation permits of the counting and removal of any number.

of stamps desired without wetting them.

Now the mechanism for adjusting the guides for the envelope for the purpose of fastening a series of stampsupon it will'be described. A 'uide member 55, Figures 26,

27 and 28 is shdably mounted upon base of frame 1. Another guide member 56 is also slidably fastened to the frame. Member 55 is guided by a cross piece 57 and a guide piece 58. Member 56 is slidably guided by shoulder screw 59 and shoulder stud 60 which also passes through member 55 and is provided with a knurled nut 61. Bent portions 55 and '56 are provided to act as a gauge for the envelope when stamp is (See Figures 26, 27 and 28,

fixed upon it. 2, 3 and 4.) Thus if one stamp were to be affixed it would be fastened at a Figure 5. The guides can be adjusted in any position within their range and secured in position by knurled nut 60, when it'is desired to affix stamps at different places relative to edge of envelope. Member 55 is provided with another bent portion 55 by which it can bemanuallyshifted. Member 55 is also provided with notches 55 and 55 co-operating with spring catch member 62.

The distance between the notches is slightly greater than the height of a stamp and is for the purpose of fastening stamps one below the other as shown in Figure '5 at fa andf. The other position of member 55 spaced for securing stampsside by side as stamps a, 5 audio Figure 5. A spring controlled roller lever co-operates with the notches and holds, member 56 in place. Since it is frequently. required-"to fasten two or more-stamps upon an envelope auto; matic means are provided for advancing member 56, first forward'2 steps then.back-- ward 2 steps making it possible to aflix 6 stamps side by sidein the order a Z) 0 al 07 Figure 5. Member 55is manually operated. The mechanism for shifting member 56 will now be describedrTwo levers 65 and 66 are pivoted to; the-frame with shoulder screw 67 Figures 2628 and 30. Springs 68 and 68 hold levers 65 and 66 against stops 69 and 70. At one end levers-65 and 66-.pivotally support ratchet pawls..71"and also is provided with a roller 71 which 00- operates with a bent portion 75 of another member 75. A spring 7 4c; presses upon pawl 71 as shown. Member 75is a lever :piVotally:

supported on the. frame by a shoulder screw 77. A slidingpiece 78 is slidably guided on the frame (Figure28) :and is. provided with a cam slot 7 8 which co-ope'rates ,withQa pin 75 on lever 7 5. Aispring80 acts upon lever 75 as shown. Bent portion 78 is provided forsliding member78 manually in'and out. Member' 56 has a bent part 5,6 provided withperforations-56 ,56 56 and 56 which co-operate with pawls 71 and 7 2.

Perforations 56 and 56. co-operate with pawl 72. vPawl 71 co-op'erates'with perforations 56 and 56. A lever SO is pivoted to the frame by shoulder screw 81 Figure 28 80 co-operate with levers .65 and 66 as shown in Figures 26', 28 and 30. Astud 35 on bracket 35 F igure 28 also Figure 7, co

operates with lever 80. so that whenshaft' 25 is forced upward on'the return stroke by spring 44 it will actuatelever 8O bringing levers 65 and 66 into position ure 29. Y

'The operation of the mechanism is'as follows: WVhen lever 75 is located by member 78 in position shown in Figure 29 pawl71 will be held out of engagement of 56 andperforations 56 and 56 by roller 71 rolling upon member 7 5*. Similarly pawl 72 is held shown in Figout of engagement of perforations 56 and perforation 56 (Figure 27 so, that on'the upward stroke of shaft 25, pawl 71 will be actuated-through lever-8O and lever advancing memberv 56 one step to the.right, roller on lever 63 engaging notch 56 Figure 26. Another'operation of shaft 25 will advance member 56' another step to the vright. Thus stamps will beafiixed to the envelope in the following mannern v I The envelope is placed in position in con tact with guide members 55 and 56 Fig? ures 2, 3, 4;, 26,27v and 28 and knob 32 is de pressed, resulting in aistamp being affixed at a, Figure 5; On return stroke of knob 32 and shaft 25, guide member 56* isadvanced one step to the right as already eX- plained; Now the envelope ismanually shifted against guide 56 and knob 32 again depressed causing a stamp to be affixed at b, Figure 5. peated will afl ix .another stamp at c. Ifmore stamps are to be afiiXed, guide member '55 is shifted to a position shown atv 55 Figure 26. A pin. in lever 75, Figures 26, 28 and 29.:projects and d5: engaged by bent portion 55 shown in dotted lines, Figure 26, which causes lever 7 to assume position shown in igure 29, thus guiding pawl 71, out of engagement of-mem 'ber 56 At the same time pawl72 is dis engaged from cam surface 55, Figure29 and is brought into engagement with men1- ber 56 to co-operate with perforations 56 and 56 r u Now if an envelopeis held in contact with guide members 55 and 56*}, on depression of knob 32 a stamp will be affixed at d, Figure 5. Restorationof shaft'25 will shift mem ber 56 from its extreme right position one step to the left. Repeating above operations will result in stamps c and f being affixed, Figure 5. On afiixing the laststamp ff, guide member 56 willhave been restored to its initial position. To restore the guide mechanism to normal position, guide .member 55 is manually pulled back to itsposi tion shown in full lines in Figure 26 and member78 is manuallypulled out to position shown in Figure 29. Now the mechanism is adjustedfor affixing-one stamp on an envelope at position a, Figure 5, It is to 'benoted in connection with member 56 that it also is adjustable manually and can be secured in any position by knurled nut 61,

The above operations re- Now the combination lock devicewillbe de scribed. In Figures '2, 3 and 4,, 's irepresents a a door held in place bylcl'ampmembers85and 86 Figures 2 and 4. 8711s; a sliding member by lug portions 88 and 89., Three notches 87 187 and 87 als0' are provided on theslic ling, 1' 1 member anda catch spring 90 to hold itin any or the three positions. Anotherlug per i tion 91 on door 8j4c, Figures 2 fandi'3, co-

operates with slide "87 so that in-the position shown in Figure2 the door'is locked. Slide 87 is also ,provided with an upright portion 9 7 which is providedwith a slotted'por ,0 stud 93. A'lug 35 is {provided on bracket tion 87 G for the purpose 'lof guiding it byf'a 35, Figures 2, 3, 6, 7 and21 l A knob 94, Figw j ures 2 and 3, is riveted tofslide 87"andpro- '1' jects through a slot of the casingso that the slide 87 can be shifted either to the right or to the left. When slide 87-is shiftedtothe right,,upper portion of 87 will be brought opposite lug 35 thus locking shaft 25 and thereby knob 32 against depression, rendering the device inoperativep vTof open the door, slide 87 is shiftedfto the left; Alock 92 cooperates with notches 87 E and 87 Fig.

2, and by saidlock the. slide 87 may. bese cured in. either of its two positions, thus the door may be locked and the plunger 25 left free to operate," or the door may be locked and the plunger'25 also locked, rendering the device inoperative, Thi's latte r feature 7 is of valuewhen it is desired to prevent'the use of the device by unauthorized persons.

7 Having described invention, .whatl claimas newanddesireto:secure by Letters Patentisz' 3, 1 In a stamp affixing apparatustwo adj-ustable guides mounted' atright anglesto each other, for positioning envelopes :or other articles relative tothe apparatus, means-for shifting said guides, and a clamping device common to both. guides for securingv saidguides in anydesiredposition, a

. 2. In a stamp aflixing apparatus,.two ad- 'justable guides'mounted to slide at rlght' I angles relativeito' eachother forlpositioning envelopes or other articles relative to the 7 apparatus, means. for shifting said guides,

cooperating, yielding snap mechanism to lo I cate said guides in predetermined positions for the fastening of one or more'series of stamps side by sidejan d a .clampingdevice for securing tion.

cally shifting one of the eration of the apparatus.

l. In a stamp aflixing device adaptedrt o' said guides in any desiredpo'si- In a stamp afiiX-ing device, cooperating guides for positioningenevelopes or other articles relative to .the apparatus, and means, f under control of the operator forautomati guides, by the op-f slidably mounted o'n the inside of thezeasing 70- ually locating the envelopes or articles, means forautomatically shifting one of the said guides by operation of said device forthe purpose of fastening a series of stamps side by side. v

5. In a stamp affixing device adapted to fastening stamps on envelopes and other suitable articles, two adjustable guide means for manually locating envelopes or other articles, means forautomatically shifting one of said guides by operation of the device for fastening a series ofistamps' side by side, means for manually shifting the other guide for fastening stamps adjacent to the first series and meansfor controlling the direction of shifting of'the first mentioned guide from the second mentioned guide.

6. In a stamp affixing device, a reservoir,

a capillary member connected with the reservoir, an elementprojecting through the orifice of. the :capillary member, means for bringing the stamps in contact with the orifice 'and means for, actuating said element when the device is operated. 7. 'In-a stamp affixingv device, a reservoir, a capillary member connected with the reservoir, a yielding element projecting through the orifice of the capillary member, means for bringing the stamp in contact with the orifice, said means being adapted to actuate said yielding element.

8. In a stamp affixingfidevice, a moistener "adapted to moisten the stamps when brought in contact with it,.means for holding stamps away from said moistener and means for automatically bringing the stamps in contact with the moistener by the actuation of the device.

9. In a stamp affixing device, a reservoir, a capillary member connected with the reservoir, means normally holding the stamps out of contact with the orifice of the capillary member, automatic means for bringing adhesive side of thestamps in contact with the orifice of the capillary member when operating device, and means for feeding'the stamps in contact with the orifice.v

10. In a stamp affixing device, a reservoir,

. an. elongated capillary member connected with the reservoir, a blade element projecting through the orifice of the capillary member, means for depressing said element and bringing the adhesive side of the stamps in contact with the orifice.

11. A stamp afi'ixing device, a'reservoir, an elongated capillary member connected with the reservoir, a blade element projecting through the orifice of the capillary member, a valve device between the reservoir and thecapillarymember and means for opening the valve device when the blade element is depressed.

12. In a stamp affixing device, a reservoir, an "elongated capillary member connected with the reservoir, a blade element projecting through the orifice of the capillary member, avalve-device controlled from said blade element, means for actuating said element feeding means, an afiixing member for presslngthe stamps-upon an envelope-or otherarticle, a knife element mounted upon said affixing member and provision'for rendering said knife element ineffective when the stamp feeding means is'actuated. i

14. In a stampaffixing apparatus, stamp feeding mechanism, cooperating knife elements and provision for rendering said knife elements ineffective, means for actuating the stamp feeding mechanism an indefinite number of times, said provision be.- ing also adapted to render the knife elements effective at the will of the operator to sever the stamps dischargedby the feedinglr'n'echanism. .1' j 15. In aystamp aflixingapparatus, stamp feeding mechanism, a cooperating moistening device, stamp detaching .means' and means adapted to render the stamp detach ated. i

16. In a stamp aflixing apparatus, a mois tener, a stamp feeding mechanism, means for holding the stamps away from the moistener, automatic means for bringing the stamps in contact with the moistener when the stamp feeding means is actuated and provision under control of the operator for locking the stamps, out of contact with the moistener. for feeding a desired number of stampswithout being moistened.

17. In a stamp affixing apparatus, stamp feeding mechanism, an affixing member and means subject to the will of the operator for arresting the movement of said affixing member, after the stamp feeding mechanism has beenactuated. 18. In a stamp affixing device, a stamp af-; fixingmember adapted to press, a'stamp upon an envelope or other article,"means under,

control of the operator for arresting the movement of said affixing member, before the completion of its stroke and provision 1 for delivering stamps without aflixing.

19. In a stamp affixing device, means for affixing stamps uponan, envelope or other article, stamp detaching means, and provision under control of the operator for rendering thev detaching means ineffective when the device is actuated.

20. In a stamp aflixing device, stamp affixingmeans, knife elements cooperating with said stamp affixing means, and pro- Vl S1O Il under control of the operator for mg means and the moistening devicein'effe'ctive when the stamp feeding means 18. actuand'bringing the adhesive side of the stamps preventing the cooperation of said "knife elei ments when the device is actuated.

21. In a stamp affixing device, a stamp feeding mechanism,,a moistener, an affixing member for pressing the adhesive stamps upon an envelope or other article and manual. adjusting means for rendering the moistener ineffective when the stamp feeding means is actuated and for locking the stamp afiixing member before the completion of its stroke. 1

22. In a stamp affixing apparatus, a moistening device, means for detaching the stamps andprovision under control of the operator for rendering the moistening device and the detaching means ineffective, means for discharging a desired number of stamps in a dry condition and means for severing said stamps at the will of the operator. 23. In a stamp affixing apparatus, a moistening device, an affixing member, and means subject to the will of the operator for rendering the moisteningdevice inefi'eca counting device to register the stamps fed by the feeding mechanism and manually operated means whereby the moistener, the

detaching means and the affixing means are rendered lneffective when the stamp feedlng means is repeatedly actuated, said last re-- cited means being also adapted to render the detaching means effective to detach a desired number of stamps discharged by the feeding mechanism.

26. In a stamp affixing device, means for applying an envelope or other article to the device for theafiixing'of stamps, a member adapted to move into contact with the envelope or article by the initial actuation of the device and at avpredetermined position relative to the attached stamps, and cooperating mechanism for causing the operation of the device to be arrested if the envelope or article is not opposite the path ofsaid member.

27. In a stamp affixing device, means for applying an'envelope or article to the device, means for actuating the device directly by the hand, a member adapted to move into contact with the envelope or article uponthe initial actuation of said device, and mechanism controlled byisaid member" for cause ing' the'de'vice to .be inoperative ifthe en-.

velope or article is not in the path of "said member, said mechanism also causing the device to be operative if said. member con tacts with the envelope or article.

i 28. Incombination with ade'vice forthc delivering, and 'aflixing of stamps, 'mech-. anism for rendering the device automatically inoperative when not alppliedto the aff xing of stamps upon an envelope or other article and provision under control of the operator for causing the device to be operative and to deliver the stamps in a dry condition.

29. In astamp affixing device, means for affixing stamps upon an envelope orother article, a member adapted to move intocontact with the envelope or article after the device is actuated, and mechanism controlled from said member for causing the device to be ineffective for the affixing of stamps when the envelope or article is not in the path of said member. i

30. In a stamp affixing device, means for actuating said device directly by the hand and mechanism responsive to the initial der the device automatically. inoperative if the device is not applied to the affixing of stamps upon an envelope or other article.

31. Ina stamp affixing device, guides for positioning an envelope or other article relative to the device, means for manually actuating said device,'a member adapted to contact with the envelope or article upon the initial actuation of the device, mech-j movement of the device and adapted to ren-p y anism controlled by said member for arresting the operation of said deviceif the envelope or article is not properly positioned relative to said guides.

32. In a stamp affixingdevice, means for affixing stamps to envelopes or other'articles,

tion, a registering device to register the disare no stamps in the device.

.33. In a stamp affixing device, a stamp affixing member provided with a universal 'connectlon and a cooperating spring device means for delivering stamps in a' dry condito cause said aflixing member toyield in any 513121116 opposite the attached stamp, and a knife element secured to member.

34:. In a stamp affixing device,*a'stamp affixing member for pressing moistened stamps upon an envelope or other article,

an independent'spherical element cooperating with said affixing member, and aspring adapted to permit said afiixingmember to yield in any direction opposite the attached stamps.

35.- In a deviceffor delivering and aflixing stamps, a casing, a door for said casing, a reciprocating plunger mounted to slide in said affixing a vertical plane, means for operating the 10 device by said plunger and a lock device device by said plunger and a lock device 7 whereby the door may be locked relative to adapted to lock the door relative to said said casing or the plunger lficked againstcasing and the plunger against operation. 0 eration simultaneously Wit the loc ring I ol" the door at the Will of the operator. NICHOLAS MILLER 86. In a device for delivering and affixing Witnesses: stamps, a casing, a door for said casing, a ADELE RODGERS, reciprocating plunger mounted to slide in ESTHER R MILLER.

a vertical plane, -means for operating); the

A MINNICK SAFE TY AUTO CONTROL. APPLICATION FILED IAN 22 I9l9 Patented June 6, 1922. 

